Unofficial Listing of the Soaring Society of America Awards and Badges: Silver Badges for 2017


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The Silver Badge is intended to develop the self-reliance of the new soaring pilot.   Earning the Silver Badge requires that the pilot complete a flight over a straight course of at least 50 km, an altitude gain of at least 1,000 meters, and a duration flight of at least five hours.


7065 Kip Harris
7064 Jacob Fairbairn
7063 Richard Smith
7062 William Knoll
7061 Asher Kaplan
7060 Stephen Barry
7059 Jacob Barnes
7058 Stephen Layton
7057 Roy Dawson
7056 Gregg Caldwell
7055 Cary Rehmel
7054 Dale Clayton
7053 Keith Schwab
7052 James Neff
7051 Justin Shaw
7050 Greg Burger
7049 Bruce Byrkett
7048 Pete Appleby
7047 Paul Boedecker
7046 David Hart
7045 Thomas Irlbeck
7044 Reigh Walling
7043 Bruce Dage
7042 Jerry Mobley
7041 Christopher Carswell
7040 Thomas Van De Velde
7039 Michael Sorenson
7038 Christopher Rothe
7037 Michael Price

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